New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-06-29
TUE EGYPTIAN CONVENTION.
vxar,ANp WILL GAIN MORE BY IT'S FAILURE
1'' THAN BY ITS ADOPTION.


c,,x,rs nuI TO BE PASSED IN fohI
NONE JUBILEE FESTIVITIES
nnopr ON NJ PAsTEURs TREAT
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES H"NoNo
A., BLAINE MRS. POTTER In
ANOTHER POOR PLAY,
rpy CABLE TO The TRIBUNRl
co,,r,oht, 1887 North American ca0'e Ts"' .. md
,ornox. June 2s.-The stories that Russia anu
France mcnaced Turkey with wal IL 'ne e,e
ion with England are now admitted 10 h'1'o
~. sa,g.ratad The remonstrances OF these uwo
,,a.rs revcrtheless were sufficiently strong 10 III
,',oo t,o po,te TO ask another weeks delay, anu
.,,;s s;r n ID. Wolff who had threatened 10 qui'
Constantinople if the convention were not ra.iheu
yesterday conceded Tho best intelligence is W .,o
..sect that Turkey win not sign then any iio'0
than now. Surprising she does not, wha1' ashs "
heading Conservative organ, VIII DC HiiS IAN"
tione She VIII have courted and experienced
."..,;,.st ana o,aring diplomatic defeat do not
,hi,C tho dplomatists Of the English Foreign Ofhce
viu no inconsolable. They never like seeing an
.mateur nut over their heads to do their work.
The convention is in fact more important 10 olr
A. d.. Wolff than to anybody else. III the sultan
snallv withhold his signature, Sir IT, ID. Noihs
failure viii be complete
The convention itself interests England put
slightly it has not a strong body OF puohc opihion
behind it, and must be valueless IL france ah"
Russia persist in their opposition IL had no par
tc,lar oh ect except to sOcthe the suscepup'ii'es
ofqurlsey. If Turkey does not want her suscepti-
n;,;,;cs sootbed that is her affair." England will
continue to govern Egypt France VIII continue W
,,,,t all the difficulties she can in her way, and
Kussia will continue to seek pretexts for compenSa
t;on elsewhere. England indeed would have gained
l. ny ba convention.
score point or two by its failure. She will then
=. IN q nosuion to saw to France-"We offered to
retire in three years You refuse, and you induce
tbc Sultan to refuse. We have fulfilled our obhsa-
,ions under the convention of 1885. Henceforth
we have free hand
"No Concession" is the Ministerial watchword'
The majority rejected last night every amendmenV
To the Crimes bill. Mr. Morleys proposal 10 hmiV
its operation to three years Jared no better 'han
the rest These attempts on the part Oh tne
Liberals are loyal efforts to support the farhelii'o
pojicy but the result being foregone CONCLUSION
there is little life or reality about the debate Mr'
Morley's logic and Mr. Gladstones imprisoned pro-
test against branding the Irish with an eN erlastie
stigma diverted not single vote. Everybody KNOWS
lhis billwil speedily become law The IRISH members
arc turning their attention to Ireland itself, and
0pNlSlng meaIS lOT Ddiullb thNh pf"S'NO'S ~'~
MAINTAINING the efficiency of the National League
Ine GovcInment expect to finish the bill in fort
night and conclude the session before the end Oh
August.
The scene of Jubilee festivities has been trans
serrcd from London to Windsor The Queen has
given two state banquets at Windsor Castle, the
first in St Georges Hall, the second in the
Waterloo Gallery Addresses continue TO pour IN
Most of the royal guests are still either in London
or at Windsor Most Of them arc expected TO
attend tonight the ball Which the Lord Mayor
gives In Guldnall, for which six thousand invita-
tions have been issued. There are numerous din
ncrs at the various embassies to various royalties
and a party last night at the German Embassy
Most of them yesterday were In play-golhs
bumor Beside those present at the Galety Theatre
the King of Denmark went TO hear Carmen at
Her Maiesty's Theatre, the Duke and Duchess Oh
Mccldenbursh-Srelitz, the Infanta OF Spain and
others visited the Opera Comiquc, the GIand Duke
and duchess Serge and Prince and Princess Philip
Of Coburg woie present ut the Lyceum and othels
elsewhere.
Tie rcpolt Of the English committee on NJ.
pasteur's hydrophobia cure proves to be even
yuonrer in his favor than was reported. 1hls
committee is composed of eight OF the ablest men
in science and most competent specialists In this
country They consider the proof of NJ. Pasteur's
theory conclusive and his treatment in spite OF
some failures entirely successful, and even recon-
mend that it be made compulsory by law in cases
Of rabies.
MIR. and Mrs. Blaine have been asked to the
Queens garden rany at Buckingham Palace TO-
mon ow afternoon and intend to go. The invitation
4, in the circumstances an unusual compliment
1he rule is that nobody is 10 be asked who has not
been presented at Court. But no Drawing Room or
Levee has been held since Mr. Blaine's arrival
The American Minister drew the attention Of the
Lord Chamberlain 10 this fact. 1t was considered
that Mr.. Blaine was too distinguished person to
be omitted on mere technicaity, and an invitation
was accordingly issued. 1t is safe to say this
would never have been done except for an Ameri-
can. Mr. Blaine goes tonight to the great ball
at GuIdhall. lie now expects to leave London
On July with Colonel John Hay visit to
Nr. Andrew Carnegie in Pcrthshire.
Mrs. James Brown Potter's second appearance
before the English public is admittedly more sue
ecssful than her first. Her courage and persever-
are admired ON all hands, ard her acting Is
by most critics thought to show marked improve
ment. Unbarpily, she once more appears in q bad
play. Civil War is less out of date than Man
aid Wife, and Faustine dc Bressier much less
gloomy heroine Than Ann Sylvester But the drama
is nevertheless "a thing of shreds and patches.
~ Delpits not good play. Mr.. Merivale's
adaptation is hardly a play at all. series OF
improbable Incidents are loosely strung together.
Ihe piece splits in two at the end of the second
act There is NJ point at which the story readily
gets hold of the audience. The dialogue Is never
brilliant but often slovenly. "Civl War indeed
can hardly be said to have any dramatic Quality
or any consistency of treatment The only thing
that really interested the house was Mis-. Potters
rendering Of the heroine 1t was her Individuality
says one critic, that rescued the play from con
TEMPT All agree that she has gained In self